[c-nsp] ASIC to switch port mapping

Jeff Kell jeff-kell at utc.edu
Sun Sep 12 13:32:45 EDT 2010


 On 9/12/2010 1:05 PM, Peter Rathlev wrote:

> Seriously: Is it okay for Cisco to sell handicapped "closet" switches?
> It's not like they're cheap compared to others vendors or previous
> comparable Cisco switches (3550/2950/2970)
>

We have held on to 2950/3550s for that very purpose, where their newer
counterparts present excessive drops.  Rather than being pushed toward
surplus,

It is particularly annoying on an  EMI (L3) switch actually doing routing.

2960s are especially prone to drops (esp if mls qos enabled).

Jeff


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